A flat-screen TV, a chair, a steel-cutting saw, a band saw, and a concrete and stone polisher, altogether worth $2,400, were reported stolen from a home in the 100 block of Hidden Hills Drive on Thursday, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.

Two Elberton teens, one of them a juvenile whose name can’t be reported, were charged with shoplifting in a Thursday incident at the Belk store at Georgia Square mall, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.

Mrs. Mona Stevens, of Athens, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Thompson, of Peaceful Valley, Miss., proudly announce the upcoming marriage of their children, Marcie Nicole Stevens and Marcus Louis Thompson. Marcie is also the daughter of the late Truxton Herbert Stevens III.

The new season for the Georgia men’s basketball team tipped off Friday night with a victory, but the reaction of the Bulldogs players afterwards told the story after they slid by Jacksonville 68-62 in Stegeman Coliseum.

The Titan Club of North Oconee High School will hold its seventh annual Auction Night at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 in the school gym as a fundraiser for the school’s athletic teams. Only 300 tickets will be sold for a raffle which has a grand prize of $10,000. Additional cash prizes will be awarded.

The Humane Society of Jackson County will meet and host a member of Alley Cat Allies at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the train depot in Hoschton. Kelly Bettinger, Campus Cats coordinator in Athens, will talk about feral cats management. For information, call (706) 367-1111.

Last year, Greenbriar Creek Christmas Tree Farm in Bishop shipped 127 trees to the families of U.S. soldiers serving in the military.
This year, they hope to do the same, said Walter Lee, who owns the tree farm with his wife Delores.

ATLANTA — A report released Friday shows 120 children died during the first nine months of 2012 in situations in which their families had received services from Georgia's child protection agency within the last five years.

Athens residents who are looking to open their home to a new family member this holiday season will get the chance Saturday when Athens Canine Rescue will hold an Adopt-a-Pet event at Pawtropolis.
The event, which will take place from 10:30 a.m.

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Revenue reports state revenue collections are up 4.8 percent over the previous fiscal year.
The report issued Friday comes four months into the current fiscal year. For October, total revenues climbed 6.

ATLANTA - A new report shows 120 children died during the first nine months of 2012 in situations where their families had contact with the Georgia's child protection agency within the last five years.

Congressman Paul Broun is focusing on the positive aspects of his election-night performance in Athens-Clarke County, noting that his vote totals in the county in the all-but-uncontested 10th Congressional District race were higher than in all of his previous elections.

A man was killed on the Athens Perimeter near the Georgia Highway 316 interchange Thursday night after he stopped to help with a disabled vehicle, authorities said Friday.
A Georgia State Patrol spokesman said that about 3:30 p.m.

ATLANTA - A former female employee has filed a police complaint alleging the CEO of Waffle House demanded she perform sexual acts on him in exchange for keeping her job.
The woman told Atlanta police the alleged harassment by Joseph Rogers Jr.

ATLANTA - Georgia health officials have received more than $800,000 in grants to increase injury prevention efforts.
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has given the Georgia Department of Public Health $817,500.

KENNEBUNK, Maine — The dance instructor accused of turning her Zumba studio into a place of prostitution was an honors high school student who attended college and ran dance classes for the local parks and recreation program. She hosted charity events benefiting Toys for Tots and breast cancer research.

DENVER — Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dangerous drugs? Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be a turning point in the nation's conflicted and confusing war on drugs.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, laying down his marker for grueling "fiscal cliff" negotiations, said Friday he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes.

WASHINGTON — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair.

The millennial generation, young adults between 18 and 29 years of age, is the coveted voting bloc that President Barack Obama was counting on to turn out in high numbers on election day. They did not disappoint.

At first glance, you might have mistaken Alec for a bumpkin. With his buzz-cut and a three-day beard, you often heard him coming before you saw him. And when he sauntered into view, you knew he didn't spend much time digging in his closet.

GEORGE WALTON 17, PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN 14: At Monroe, Prince Avenue Christian lost a regular-season game for just the third time in the last two seasons as the host Bulldogs defeated the Wolverines in Region 8-A play.

Cross country earns invite to NCAA Championships For the second consecutive season, the Georgia men's cross country team has clinched its spot in the NCAA Championships after taking second at the NCAA South Regional Championships in Tallahassee, Fla.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Charlie Beljan had trouble breathing even before he teed off, called for paramedics when he made the turn and even told his caddie at one point Friday that he thought he might die.

Auburn snapped a five-game losing streak last weekend against New Mexico State in a 42-7 rout at home.
The offense as a whole racked up 475 yards with 311 coming by way of the ground game - the largest outputs of the season for the Tigers.

Georgia knows something about celebrating clinching a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game on the field of their oldest rival. A decade ago, coach Mark Richt won his first SEC East title after a touchdown catch for the ages beat Auburn.

Rodney Garner has been a part of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry for nearly three decades.
He's been in Athens since January 1998, and wears many hats for Georgia: assistant coach, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator.

FIVE KEYS
Georgia's opponent may be the worst team in the SEC this season not named Kentucky. That should be a lesson in itself given that the Bulldogs didn't exactly blow the doors off the Wildcats last month in Lexington, Ky.

FLOWERY BRANCH - The Atlanta Falcons are ready to prove they aren't defenseless against New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees.
Since Brees joined the Saints in 2006, Atlanta is 2-10 in the NFC South series, and the Falcons know why.